Weather-strip.



No. 674,838. Patented May 2|, i901. s. n. HARLING.

WEATHER STRIP.

plication filed Feb. 1, 1901 x (No Model.)

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Nl'lD STATES FFICEQ SAMUEL D. HARLING, OF HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM A. BOWERS, OF SAME PLACE.

WEATHER-STRIP.

SPECIFIUATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 674,838, dated May 21, 1901. Application filed February 1, 1901. Serial No. 45,610. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL D. HARLING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Harrisburg, in the county of Dauphin and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Weather-Strips; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates generally to weatherstrips, and particularly to devices for closing the space between the stationary and moving parts of doors, windows, 850.; and it has for its object to provide a simple, durable, and comparatively inexpensive device for the purpose named adapted to effectually close the space intended to be protected against the entrance of cold air and drifting rain or snow; and it consists of the parts and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the upper part of a door and frame or casing provided with my improved weather-strip; Fig. 2, a horizontal section through door and frame; Fig. 3, a detail perspective view of the strips in position to be joined, and Fig. 4: an end view of the strips joined.

The purpose of my invention is to insure a close or tight joint at the top and sides of the door and at the same time provide for the opening and closing of the door without hindrance from the weather-strips, and this I accomplish by means of the strips E and F. These strips are preferably made of fancy molding to give a finish to the door, and one of them, E, is formed at one side or edge with an angular groove a to receive the rabbet b, formedon the mating strip F, and the said strips E and F are each beveled at c and cl to fit closely against each other to make a close joint when mated. The strips are secured one to the sides and top of the door and the other to the top and sides of the door frame or casing, and while I show the strips E attached to the door the strip F may be substituted therefor and will answer equally well.

It will be noted that each strip presents four meeting or bearing faces and that the line between them when the strips are brought together upon closing the door is tortuous, thereby effectually preventing the entrance of dust and excluding the passage of air therebetween. It may also be stated that with strips constructed as described a miterjoint may be readily made without at all i11- terfering with the opening or closing of the door and at the same time making a tight or close joint at the corners.

Any preferred form of Weather-strip may be employed at the bottom of the door.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The hereinbefore-described weather-strip for doors, consisting of the strip having a rabbet and two inclined or beveled faces at one edge, and the strip having an angular groove, to receive the said rabbet, and the two beveled faces, whereby four bearing-faces are provided on each strip.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL D. HARLING.

Witnesses:

A. J. SIMMs, WENDELL FACKLER. 

